Helpful Documents
- Need help defining all the job search jargon you see? Download the Job Search Glossary!
- Austin Area Networking Groups and Resources:
Austin Networking Groups and Resources - Check out JSN's ebook: Get Hired Now, written by JSN alum, Deborah Yao
- Rapid Job Search Assessment: Job seekers have found this form very helpful to quickly assess what they need to work on in their job search. Use this form once a month to stay on track.
Rapid Assessment matrix - Marketing Plan: This is primarily an internal document that demonstrates to yourself that you are ready to network because you can articulate what needs of a company you can meet and the companies you are targeting. This can be used in person with friends and close networking contacts but is not a replacement of a resume.
MarketingPlan- Check out this video by Glenn Burchard about the importance of a marketing plan in your job search!
- Weekly Plan for Your Job Search:
Weekly blank PLAN Team Weekly sheet - Job search activity tracker and pie chart:
Job search activity spreadsheet - How to find a job FAST in Austin, TX.
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Other Resources for Your Job Search
GENERAL JOB SEARCH RESOURCES & ADVICE:
- Resume Spice's Austin Recruiters & Staffing Agencies
- Search Smarter: 7 Great Ways to Leverage Google's Power for Your Job Search
- Unemployed Over 50: Turning Adversity Into Advantage
- 47 Tech Firms Top Behavioral Interviewing Questions. Updated list of questions and tips to ace behavioral interviews.
- Not getting second interviews? This article outlines some reasons that are in your control and some that are not. Many great links in the article, too!
- Check out our list of Austin area networking groups and resources here.
- Does your spouse or chief supporter need some encouragement? Read tips for the spouse of the unemployed from our Executive Director.
- Using outdated job search methods? Check out the “new model” here.
- LinkedIn Status Updates can get you noticed! 15 ways to engage!
- Widen your network with these 15 strategies (TED talk).
- Great article on building psychological safety in the workplace
- InHerSight: Resource where women go for a better workplace with company reviews designed to reflect what women want to know about employers, helping women find the companies and jobs where they will thrive.
Free Trainings & Assessment
- Take an online Course to learn a new skill or advance an existing one! Check out Massive Open Online Course, Coursera, and Udacity
- CCAT (Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Test)
- Wonderlic
- Udemy
- Open Yale Courses
- Free Online Courses, Education and Webinars
- Google Cloud Platform provides special access to GCP content on Coursera, Pluralsight and Qwiklabs.
- Study Jams that also help you apply and strengthen the skills you learn